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SP holds a clean, cool night — 18°C and just 10% rain, sunny today — and the samba houses are in full Thursday swing as the week builds toward Friday’s Brazil match.
Toca da Capivara (Bela Vista, Rua Major Diogo 865) runs samba from 21h to 3am — a small house dedicated to samba since 2015, indoor and democratic, often free entry. The standout Thursday anchor.
Boteco da Dona Tati (Barra Funda) starts its Thursday roda de samba at 19h30 — a 23-year cultural-resistance house with regular names like Zé Barbeiro and Juliana Amaral, fighting for cultural-protection status.
Ó do Borogodó (Pinheiros, Rua Horácio Lane 21) plays its daily samba de raiz and choro from around 21h — a tiny, beloved traditional room that fills fast, so arrive early for a table.
